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Development ethics: a new discipline
Denis GouletStates that “development” has long been equated with modernization and western‐ization and studied as a straightforward economic issue. Reports that the discipline of economics…
Unnatural virtues for well‐living: Social economy, civitas, and public philosophy
James B. SauerArgues that there exists, at least at the level of social practices, a type of social or public philosophy that identifies and gives meaning to the values dynamizing social…
The hermeneutic and dialectic of community in development
Paul KidderDiscusses the implications of two traditional philosophical notions ‐ hermeneutic and dialectic ‐ for contemporary theory and practice in the field of social and economic…
Al‐Ghazzali on social justice : Guidelines for a new world order from an early medieval scholar
Ozay MehmetStates that Abu Hamid Muhammad Al‐Ghazzali (ad1058‐1111) is generally regarded as the Islamic equivalent of Kant. Reveals that he was a prolific and influential scholar, and that…
The global sustainability crisis: The implications for community
F.E. TrainerBegins with a summary of the limits to growth analysis of the global situation, identifying over‐production and over‐consumption as the basic causes of ecological damage, resource…
Models of aboriginal communities in Canada’s north
Peter Douglas EliasReveals that in recent years, four models of northern Canadian aboriginal (Indian, Inuit and Métis) communities have been persuasive guides to shaping development strategies. Here…
The concept and measurement of social wellbeing: The case of Canadian Native Indians
Masudul Alam ChoudhuryUndertakes a historico‐theoretical study to outline the constitutional and developmental predicament of the Native Indian people in Canada against the hegemonic models instituted…
Active partners: education and community development
Gertrude MacIntyreStates that community development has been promoted as a process, a method, a programme, a movement and a paradigm, but that efforts at definition tend to divert attention from…
The knowledge economy and the social economy: University support for community enterprise development as a strategy for economic regeneration in distressed regions in Canada and Mexico
Greg MacLeod, Bruce McFarlane, Charles H. DavisPosits that most contemporary interest in the university‐industry linkages stems from a concern to increase the birth rate of new technology‐based firms and/or the velocity with…
Islamic finance and ethical investment
Rodney WilsonReports that there are lessons which can be learned from the Western ethical “green” finance industry for Islamic investors. States that these are that the criteria for investment…
Pawnshop as an instrument of microenterprise credit in Malaysia
Abdul Ghafar Ismail, Nor Zakiah AhmadReports that poverty alleviation is a particular developmental focus in Malaysian plans. Reveals that for this to be attained microenterprises are encouraged, and that the…
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